Louise Pentland
Non-executive director
Louise was appointed to the Board on 1 November 2022, and as Chair of the Remuneration Committee on 1 January 2024.
Louise chairs our Remuneration Committee, is Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Roku, Inc., and a non-executive director of Hitachi, Ltd and Pacific Mutual Holding Company.
Louise brings significant legal and regulatory experience from Fin Tech, technology and digital industries, and also has non-executive boardroom experience. Having spent many years as a senior executive at leading global technology companies, Louise has a deep understanding of business, law, human resources (including remuneration committee management), leadership, innovation and culture. Louise also has extensive experience in intellectual property, corporate governance and data privacy.
Louise was most recently Chief Counsel for the Disney Parks, Experiences and Products segment of The Walt Disney Company, and prior to that was Executive Vice President and Senior Adviser to the CEO at PayPal Holdings, Inc. Responsibilities included leading its legal and regulatory requirements across all markets working with international regulators, overseeing PayPal's ESG strategy there and impact, running the Human Resources function and leading intellectual property and innovation activities. Prior to PayPal, she held a wide range of senior roles at Nokia Corporation, and had also spent time at Avon Cosmetics following qualification as a solicitor.